Archive for December, 2005
The Kneeslider’s 2005 Review
31 December 20052005 was quite a year for motorcycles and The Kneeslider. A lot of new technology, new motorcycles and generally really cool stuff.
The U.S. finally saw the return of MotoGP at Laguna Seca. For those of us who follow the series, it was great to see it back on our home turf and watching Nicky [...]
Harley Davidson Police Motorcycle ends?
30 December 2005No more Harley Davidson police motorcycles? I’ve mentioned police bikes here on several occasions, noting Honda’s and BMW’s entries in the class, but it wasn’t until I noticed a news item from a police department in Oregon, that I heard the HD police bike is no more. They’re buying BMWs to replace their Harleys [...]
Yamaha drops Gauloises
29 December 2005Yamaha is going smokeless in 2006. A few days ago, Yamaha announced they were ending their sponsorship agreement with Altadis/Seita and their Fortuna and Gauloises brands of cigarettes. Evidently there has been a dispute between the parties which, according to Altadis/Seita, has not yet been resolved and may end up in court, but Yamaha seems [...]
Motorcycles, Engines and Economics
28 December 2005If you like technical things, if you really love learning how things work, how pushing here moves that over there, then you are a natural for economics. I confess, I love economics. I love to study complex relationships between things, seeing the pushing and pulling motions translated into rotation and movements where you might not [...]
Rossi Replica Racing Suit
27 December 2005Are you a good rider? I mean REALLY good, because if you’re not you would probably look a bit silly wearing these leathers. Yamaha is offering a replica of Valentino Rossi’s racing suit, same colors, same everything. If you want it in red or black or anything else, you’re out of luck. The specs on [...]
GPS Navigation Systems - brain still required
26 December 2005GPS navigation has become one of the hottest accessories for every kind of motor vehicle. Need to find your destination in unfamiliar territory? No problem, just ask your GPS to point the way. Somewhere along the line, though, you do need to use your head. If the GPS says go straight when the road becomes [...]
Motorcycle Air Pollution - part 2
25 December 2005Jennifer, one of our readers, was kind enough to link to a chart (reproduced below) of the motorcycles used in the motorcycle air pollution study comparing motorcycles to cars. What jumps out immediately is the year and mileage of the sample vehicles. Of the eight bikes in the test, the newest is a 1999 BMW [...]
Enjoy the day - Ride if you can
25 December 2005If the weather is good where you are, get your motorcycle out and celebrate with a ride, which goes without saying for all of our Australian readers and many of the rest of you a bit more south than we are. Hmm … , summer in December, what a concept. Back later.
